Human Rights Issue

        The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is for everyone! Still, some humans are denied these rights.  People in Sudan are in constant danger because the country has been in war with itself-the north vs. the south and the government hasn't done much. This war has been around for approximately two decades and millions of deaths have been reported. It must be horrible to live in a place, where at any moment, you may be a victim of an attack done by rebels. It isn’t secure for people to be out in the streets. A person shouldn’t live with this fear that another person is going to take their life away. Article 3, which states that everyone has the right to live and feel secure, is violated with this act.

       Sudan is divided into two major groups-The Arab Muslims and the Black-Africans. The reason for constant fights within the country is because Arab Muslims are treated better than Black Africans and the country favors the Islamic religion. They are being discriminated because of their religion! Some Sudanese laws are based on writings in the Quran( holy Islam book). These are some of the reasons why Southern Sudan, where the majority of the Black Africans live, wants to separate from the northern part, where the majority of the Arab Muslims live. Even people who are not Muslims were asked to follow these laws. If this laws were not followed, Islamic They were forced to follow a religion that is not the one they chose. These problems violate Article 1, which states that everyone is equal, and Article 2, which states that everyone has the right of freedom of religion.

        You thought slavery didn't exist anymore? This is not correct. Slavery still exists in Sudan, but of course illegaly. This is a huge violation! Men, children, but especially women are abducted and use for forced labor  and sexual exploitation. In other words, they are slaves! This act violates most articles, but especially Article 4, which states that everyone has the right to be free.

         Human rights can not be ignored. Sudan's government doesn't care about any of this violation of human rights or at least they don't do much about it. We should not ignore this. This could happen to you. They are human too and no human is better than another one. We are all equal! Still, there are people who treat others as if they were not humans. That is totally unacceptable. We can not just ignore the problems of the world! For me, the worst thing that someone can do to me is take away my freedom. All of the human rights violations of Sudan, in one another way or the other, involve taking someone's freedom. Their freedom to speak, practice their religion, travel, eat, have a job and even to be equal to others. 

Slavery in Sudan